John C. Williams
May 19, 2019
John C. Williams, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Winchester Hospital.He was 53. John was born in Melrose on November 28, 1965, one of three children of William "Bill" Williams and Patricia R. (Ahearn) Mahoney.He grew up in Wakefield, and graduated from Wakefield High School. From an early age, John loved to take things...
Elizabeth D. "Bette" Finegan
May 17, 2019
Elizabeth D. "Bette" (Dickson) Finegan passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 17, 2019, at age 96. Born to parents Walter Shaw Dickson and Helen Rextrow Dickson on December 7, 1922, with her twin sister Marjorie (Mardi), in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Bette graduated from Winchester High School (MA) and received a BA from Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA, and an MA from...
Violet C. (Mackay) Ralston
May 15, 2019
Violet C. Ralston, of Wakefield, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Wakefield Center on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.She was 93. Violet was born on August 2, 1925 in Hyde Park, one of four children of the late Frederick and Violet (Grant) MacKay.She grew up in Hyde Park, and Graduated from Hyde Park...
John Francis Burke
May 12, 2019
John Francis Burke, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Rosemary T. Burke (Holland). Loving father of John and his wife Helen of Maryland, the late Dennis and his wife Theresa Melnikas and her husband Andrew of New Hampshire, Joseph and his wife Lisa of North Andover, Stephen and...
Milton E. Henderson
May 10, 2019
A longtime resident of Melrose, Massachusetts, Dr. Milton E. Henderson passed away at home on Friday, May 10, 2019, at age 91; he was predeceased by his beloved wife, Donna.Dr. Henderson was born in Vinalhaven, Maine and grew up in Farmington, Maine, where his father, the Reverend Albert George Henderson (originally from Aberdeen, Scotland), was the pastor at the Henderson...
Betty J. (Hoag) Johnston
May 7, 2019
Mrs. Betty J. (Hoag) Johnston, a resident of Melrose and formerly of Burlington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at age 92. Betty was born in N.Y., adopted at age eight by an aunt and uncle, and their daughter, Dorothy Rothe, in Malden & graduated from Malden High School....
John J. Leblanc
May 4, 2019
John J. LeBlanc, a resident of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at age 62. John was born in Everett on September 24, 1956, and raised in Everett and Malden. He graduated from Malden High School, and from Technical School in Woburn. He worked as an appliance technician for many years. For the past...
Janice E. (Berg) Desimone
May 1, 2019
Janice E. (Berg) DeSimone, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Bridges by EPOCH in Andover, at age 74. Janice was born in Malden on June 26, 1944, one of three daughters of the late Henning E. Berg and Ethel C. (Littlefield) Berg. A 1962 graduate of Malden High School, Janice met fellow...
Zina L. (Miller) Youngquest
April 29, 2019
Zina L. (Miller) Youngquest, a resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at age 81. Zina was born on June 25, 1937 in Boston, one of three children of the late Benjamin and Rose (Cogen) Miller. She was raised in Boston and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. Zina worked as a bookkeeper...
Carole D. (Cook) Walsh
April 19, 2019
Carole D. (Cook) Walsh, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital.She was 85. Carole was born on September 9, 1933 in Malden, one of five children of the late Amos C. and Elizabeth (Tardiff) Cook.She grew up in Malden, graduating from Malden High in 1951.Shortly thereafter, she moved to Melrose where she...
Michael Mouradian
April 14, 2019
Michael Mouradian, founder of Melrose Oriental Rug and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, at age 92. Michael was born in Dorchester on July 3, 1926 to Armenian parents, the late Garabed and Araxy (Devellian) Mouradian. One of two children, Michael was raised in Everett and graduated...
Carmine A. Ciampa
April 11, 2019
Mr. Carmine A. Ciampa, in his 97th year, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Carmine was born in Malden on July 4, 1922. Raised in Malden, Carmine entered the US Coast Guard before graduating from Malden High School. He honorably and faithfully served his country...
Helen K. "Hun" Mcgee
April 10, 2019
Helen K. "Hun" McGee, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on April, 10 at the age of 91. Helen was born on August 26, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph C. and Helen (Cunningham) Madden. She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She worked for several years at Filene's Department Store in downtown...
Kevin J. Sheehan
April 8, 2019
Kevin J. Sheehan, a resident of Everett, formerly of Arlington, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere, at age 69. Kevin was born in Cambridge on March 31, 1950, son of the late Edward M. Sheehan and Lillian M. (Tobin) Sheehan.He was raised in Arlington. He worked as a heavy equipment...
Marilyn M. (Mottolo) Whittier
April 8, 2019
Marilyn M. (Mottolo) Whittier, longtime resident of Lynnfield and Dennis, passed away peacefully with her family & friends by her side on Monday, April 8, 2019.She was 69. Marilyn was born on October 14, 1949, one of seven children of the late Anthony J. and Mabel H. (Fiske) Mottolo.She grew up in Wilmington and Andover, and graduated from Andover High....
John V. Curry
March 30, 2019
Early morning March 30, 2019, John V. Curry Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in La Quinta, California from heart and lung complications.Known as Jack to family and friends, he was 72 years old. Raised in Wellesley and Arlington Massachusetts, Jack attended BC High graduating in 1964 and graduated from Boston College in 1968. After college he served 6...
Laila (Raabe) "Lee" Rosseland
March 30, 2019
Laila (Raabe) "Lee" Rosseland, died peacefully in her sleep on March 30, 2019 at the age of 96.Until she had a major stroke two weeks earlier, she was a vital and vibrant person who, despite becoming increasingly blind in recent years, remained active, engaged and passionate about many things, including playing bridge and other games, following sports (especially the Red...
John P. Duggan
March 21, 2019
John P. Duggan Jr., longtime Lynnfield resident, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home.He was 76. Born in Concord Massachusetts on September 27, 1942, John is one of three children of the late John P. and Elizabeth (Slimond) Duggan Sr.John grew up in Lynnfield and graduated high school in 1960.He...
Frank D. Thomas
March 21, 2019
Mr. Frank D. Thomas, a resident of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House, at age 78. Frank was born in Chelsea on November 5, 1940, one of four children of the late Edgar W. Thomas and Effie (Penney) Thomas. Raised in Melrose, Frank graduated from Melrose High School,...
Frank N. Dente
March 13, 2019
Mr. Frank N. Dente, a longtime resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester, at age 91. Frank was born in East Boston on November 10, 1927. Raised in East Boston during the Great Depression, Frank graduated from East Boston High School and entered the United States Navy at age...